Issue 33 of Classic Pop magazine is on sale now! Available from WH Smith, Tesco, Waitrose, independent newsagents and Eason, In Issue 33, the cover feature looks at the rise,…
Pet Shop Boys – Nightlife, Release and Fundamental review
Tennant and Lowe kick-start mammoth project featuring expanded reissues of some of their best work… a treasure trove of goodies for PSB fans Parlophone 4/5 These three Pet Shop Boys…
Video premiere: Sananda Maitreya – It’s Been A Long Time
We’ve got the video premiere of a brand new Sananda Maitreya song – It’s Been A Long Time – to share with Classic Pop readers. Formerly known as Terence Trent…
The Godfathers of Pop – Leee John interview
Born in London but partly raised in New York, Leee John rose to fame as the lead singer of smooth 80s soulsters Imagination, via such hits as Body Talk, Changes…
The Godmothers of Pop – Chaka Khan interview
Chicago-born Yvette Marie Stevens joined funk group Rufus in the early-70s, changed her name and inspired Stevie Wonder to write a song for her. Five decades later Chaka Khan’s imperious…
Squeeze announce new album The Knowledge
Squeeze are back – with a new single, album ‘The Knowledge’ and massive UK tour. Trailed by a new single Innocence in Paradise, the band will release The Knowledge on…
One Hit Wonders: Sly Fox – Let’s Go All The Way
The title of American vocal twosome Sly Fox’s only hit has an obvious sexual connotation, but there was much more to this bombastic, macho single of 1986 than that. Gary…
Lost & Found: Nick Heyward – Postcards From Home
A doubt has always nagged about the British record-buying public that they took for granted one of the best writers of charming 80s pop, as Nick Heyward’s solo career only…
Classic Album: She’s So Unusual – Cyndi Lauper
She emerged as the fun-loving queen of quirky pop, famed for her wacky outfits and crazy-coloured hair, but Cyndi Lauper’s debut album She’s So Unusual revealed her to be so…
Classic Pop Issue 32 is on sale now!
The new issue of Classic Pop magazine is on sale now! Available from WHSmith, Tesco, Waitrose, independent newsagents and Eason, this issue’s cover star is the remarkable Belinda Carlisle. We…